Grain-sprouter.



"J. A. BARHORST.

GRAIN SPROUTER. APPLICATION FILED AUG-l2, 1915.

1,177,564. v Patented Mar. 28,1916.

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J. A. BARHORST.

GRAIN SPROUTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG- 12. 1915.

1, 17 7 ,564. Patented Mar. 28, 1916;

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*' UNITED 'STATMENT QFFICE.

JOHN A. BARHORST, OF MINSTER, OHIO.

GRAIN-SPROUTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Bannons'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at illinster, in the county of Auglaize and State of Ohio, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Grain- Sprouters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to grain sprouters, and it has for its object toproduce a device of this class which will be simple and inexpensive inconstruction and which will be composed of a plurality of superposedsections of large aggregate area for the purpose of sprouting grainsupported thereon. A further object of the invention is to simplify andimprove the construction of the individual trays or grain'supportingelements of the device.-

A further object of the invention is to simplify and improve theconstruction of the individual tray frames and to provide the wallmembers of said trayswith grooves or kerfs to support the fioor membersand the (:leflecting members when the parts are properly assembled.

With these and other ends in view which will readily appear as'thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outthe claims. In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simpleand preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood thatno limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural detailstherein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modificationswithin the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation partly in sectionof a grain sprouter constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 22 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa detail view of one of the trays. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of oneof the trays. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view of a portion of one ofthe tray frames, showing also a portion of the bottom member and otherparts previous to being assembled.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

The improved sprouter comprises in its construction a bottom section orheater cas- Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted 28 lglgApplication filed August 12, 1915.

Serial No. 45,188.

ing A, a water Jan B su ported thereon a The heater casing consists of arectangular name of su1table dimenslons, said frame 7 having a door 15through which access may be had to a heater, such as a suitable lamp 16,within the casing. The water tray supported on the heater casing Aconsists of a frame within which is supported a pan 17 of sufficientcapacity to hold an ample sup ply of water.

Each of the trays C consists of a frame, the wall members of which, 18,are each provided with grooves or kerfs 19, 20 in the inner facesthereof and relatively near their upper and lower edges, the ends ofsaid kerfs being in registry with each other when the wall members .arejoined together. The joining together of the wall members at the cornersof the frame may be efiected in any convenient and well known manner. Abottom member 21 of sheet metal is provided,

said bottom member being supported in the lower kerfs of the respectivewall members, and the latter when assembled are joined together, therebyproviding a construction ing 26 adjacent to which a guard 27 is mounted,said guard being diagonally disposed and having its ends secured on theinner faces of proximate wall members. The tray is, furthermore,provided at each co ner thereof with triangular deflectors 28, saiddeflectors being mounted or supported in the grooves or kerfs 19 wherethey may be readilv inserted after the assembling together of the framemembers of the tray. For the purpose of retaining the deflectors inposition small nails or tacks 29 may be employed. The top member Dconsists of a rectangular frame, the wall members of which are groovedor provided with kerfs 30 for the reception of a sheet metal plate 31that constitutes a closure for the topmost tray.

The wall members of the casing A, the frame B, trays C and the topmember D are downwardly grooved or inclined in an inward direction attheir meeting edges or faces, as indicated at 32, a construction beingthus provided which will enable the said members to be convenientlystacked in properly registering relation.

In the use of this device the grain that is to be sprouted is spreadover the surface of the bottom members of the respective trays which arethen stacked on the water pan, the latter having been filled and mountedon the heater casing. The top member I) is, likewise, placed in positionon the topmost tray, it being understood that any desired number oftrays may be included in the stack. The heater is now ignited, causingvaporization of the water, the hot vapor ascending through the stack oftrays where it is free to rise through the central flues, as well asthrough the cut-off corners, the deflectors 28 serving to spread thesaid vapor over the contents of each tray, causing the grain to sproutvery quickly, the sprouting conditions being improved by the lightentering each tray through the openings in the four sides thereof. Grainmay thus be very quickly and successfully sprouted to produce anexcellent poultry food and for other purposes.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a grain sprouter, aheater casing, a superposed water pan, a stackof trays superposed in the water pan, and a top member constituting aclosure superposed on the topmost tray, the trays having reticulatedbottom members and openings for the passage of vapors and the meetingedges of the heater casing, the water pan, the trays and the top memberbeing downwardly and inwardly inclined.

Copies of this patent may be obtained 'for 2. In a sprouter, atraycomprising a frame having wall members provided with kerfs in theirinner faces adjacent to their upper and lower edges, a reticulatedbottom member supported in the lower kerfs and having cut-away corners,and triangular deflectors supported in the top kerfs' above saidcut-away corners.

3. In a sprouter, a tray comprising a frame having wall'memb-ersprovided with kerfs in their inner faces adjacent to their upper andlower edges, a reticulated bottom member supported in the lower kerfsand having cut-away corners, and triangular deflectors supported in thetop kerfs above said cut-away corners, in combination with diagonallydisposed guard members adjacent to the cut-away corners and having theirends secured on proximate wall members. p 4. In a sprouter, a trayhaving a reticulated bottom member with cut-away corners, triangulardeflectors supported at the, corners of said tray above the bottommembers, and a centrally disposed flue.

5. In a sprouter, a tray having reticulated bottom member with cut-awaycorners, triangular deflectors supported at the corners of said tray.above the bottom members, and a centrally disposed flue, said tray being provided with light openings in the wall members thereof and withtransparent covers for said light openings.

6. In a. device of the class described, a tray having a reticulatedbottom member with cut-0H corners, triangular deflectors at the cornersof said tray supported above the bottom member, a centrally disposedflue rising from the reticulated bottom member, and light openings inthe wall members of said tray, said light openings having transparentcovers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. BARHORST. Witnesses: I

A. J. H. MEYER,

A. FRInoRIcHs.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,I). C.

